Migration (Visa Pre-application Process) Charge Act 2023 (Cth)

Migration (Visa Pre‑application Process) Charge Act 2023

No. 85, 2023

An Act to impose a charge on the registration of a person as a registered participant in a visa pre‑application process, and for related purposes

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Act to extend to external Territories 4 Extra‑territorial application 5 Definitions Part 2—Imposition and amount of charge 6 Imposition of charge 7 By whom charge payable 8 Amount of charge 9 Charge cap amount 10 Indexation of charge cap amount Part 3—Regulations 11 Regulations

Migration (Visa Pre-application Process) Charge Act 2023 No. 85, 2023

An Act to impose a charge on the registration of a person as a registered participant in a visa pre‑application process, and for related purposes

[Assented to 26 October 2023]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Short title This Act is the Migration (Visa Pre‑application Process) Charge Act 2023.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act The later of: 29 March 2024 (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (paragraph (b) applies) (b) immediately after the commencement of the Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Act 2023. However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.